Narimen Zorgui
Litigation Paralegal at Hogan and Vandenberg Immigration Attorneys LLC
Swarthmore College
United States
Hi, I'm Narimen Zorgui!
Litigation Paralegal at Hogan and Vandenberg Immigration Attorneys LLC
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Hogan and Vandenberg Immigration Attorneys LLC
Litigation Paralegal
June 2025 - Present
Assessed, advised on, and specialized in asylum cases, deportation defense evidence, country conditions reports, and legal briefs concerning Middle Eastern & French-speaking African clients.
Managed 60+ multilingual client profiles and drafted 40+ complex legal motions under the supervision of accredited practitioners.
Streamlined the firm’s protocol for connecting with government stakeholders, such as the Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), resulting in faster and more efficient detained client outreach.
Swarthmore College
College Judiciary Committee Member
June 2024 - May 2025
Elected to adjudicate disciplinary hearings for major student misconduct alongside faculty and administrators to secure consensus-based decisions.
Adjudicated a high-profile, two-week case involving harassment and assault allegations against a protected class by rigorously analyzing conflicting perspectives and extensive evidence, engaging in robust deliberations, and upholding fairness, integrity, and discretion.
Swarthmore College
College Judiciary Committee
January 2024 - May 2025
Elected to adjudicate disciplinary hearings for major student misconduct alongside faculty and administrators to secure consensus-based decisions.
Adjudicated a high-profile, two-week case involving harassment and assault allegations against a protected class by rigorously analyzing conflicting perspectives and extensive evidence, engaging in robust deliberations, and upholding fairness, integrity, and discretion.
United States Embassy, Tunisia
Political Specialist Intern
June 2022 - August 2022
Conducted daily in-depth research and monitored Tunisia's political landscape to provide timely, actionable insights, resulting in drafting two high-stakes internal briefs as part of daily reporting to Washington.
Contributed to the 2023 Department of State Human Rights Report on Tunisia and analyzed qualitative and quantitative public data on human rights metrics, government policy developments, and compliance.
Advised and assisted high-ranking diplomats in public meetings and phone interviews with key political actors, including planning and partaking in two public visits.
United States Embassy
Political Specialist Intern
June 2022 - August 2022
Drafted two high-stakes internal briefs ("OIs") as part of daily reporting to Washington, directly contributing to decision-making at the highest levels of the U.S. government.
Conducted daily in-depth research and monitored Tunisia's political landscape to provide timely, actionable insights.
Contributed to the 2023 Department of State Human Rights Report on Tunisia and analyzed qualitative and quantitative public data on human rights metrics, government policy developments, and compliance.
Advised and assisted high-ranking Political Officers in public meetings and phone interviews with key political actors.
Planned and assisted two public visits with USAID Director and consolidated field reports into actionable evaluations of US-funded civil society programs.
FLI Student Council, Swarthmore College
Board Member, Student Advocate, and Institutional Liaison
June 2021 - May 2023
Spearheaded 6+ initiatives to expand academic and social access for First-generation and Low-Income students while co-managing a $60,000 organizational budget and securing additional funding through drafting detailed grant proposals.
Served as the primary liaison to senior college administrators for one semester, driving policy conversations and co-authoring proposals that led to increased administrative transparency and student support structures.
First-generation Low-Income (FLI) Student Council, Swarthmore College
Board Member, Student Advocate, and Institutional Liaison
January 2021 - January 2023
Spearheaded 6+ initiatives to expand academic and social access for First-generation and Low-Income students while co-managing a $60,000 organizational budget & securing additional funding through drafting detailed grant proposals.
Acted as primary liaison between institutional staff and the FLI board to help maintain a friendly and cooperative working relationship while advocating for much-needed institutional reform.
UWC Tunisia
Scholarship and Outreach Coordinator
January 2019 - December 2022
Spearheaded outreach and managed social media communications to execute targeted information sessions in person and over Zoom with a yearly average reach of 900+ eligible candidates.
Conducted in-depth reviews of 150+ scholarship applications and 30+ interviews
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English
French
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